Through the Eyes of Hubble


A photoessay by University of Texas astronomer Andy Howell.


Contents

			Eagle Nebula--Pillars of Creation Ethereal streamers of gas boiling off from towering clouds reveal the process of stellar creation.

			Cosmic Tornadoes--The Lagoon Nebula Searing radiation collides with tranquil clouds to produce giant interstellar "twisters."

			Cygnus Loop The Cygnus Loop is a beautiful cloud of energized interstellar gas, located in the constellation Cygnus the Swan, 2,500 lightyears from Earth.

			Hubble Deep Field The Hubble Deep Field is an image deep into the farthest reaches of the universe...it's a picture of the beginning of time, and the edge of the universe.

Andy Howell can be reached at the University of Texas for comments and questions.

Hubble Space Telescope images are the intellectual property of the Space Telescope Science Institute, operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., from NASA contract NAS5-26555, and are reproduced with permission from AURA/STScI.



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